Many
of the beaches in Southern California are really spectacular.
Kids can spend all day without ever getting bored. Give a kid a
shovel and a bucket at the beach and you will see a spark of
engineering genius. Be prepared though - the water is cold!
Frankie and Annette never told you that real California surfers
wear wetsuits. If your kids want to try Boogie Boarding for the
first time, have them wear tee-shirts to avoid a sand-chafed
‘pink belly’.
Los Angeles Beaches
Dockweiler
State Beach - 8255
Vista del Mar (just west of LAX), Playa del Rey, CA
90293 Four miles of sandy beach including
campground, playground, bike trail, barbecue pits.
Surfing, swimming, diving, fishing, picnicking. Paid and
street parking, bus stop, easy access, year-round
lifeguard, rest rooms, showers
Marina
del Rey
- Marina del Rey, CA 90292 Small boat
marina and sandy beach at the end of Basin D; swimming,
sailing, fishing, picnicking, playground; family
outings. Excursion boats, bike rentals, boat slips,
restaurants, interpretive center. Paid parking, bus
stop, handicapped access. Lifeguard, rest rooms, showers
Playa
del Rey Beach and Del Rey Lagoon
- Playa del Rey, CA 90293 Beautiful
lagoon (with ducks and geese), white sands. Public park,
picnic tables, rest rooms
Santa
Monica State Beach, Municipal Pier, and Amusement Park -
Pacific
Coast Highway at California Incline, Santa Monica, CA
90402 Wide and sandy, mobbed on weekends; sunning,
socializing. Bicycle and roller skating path, volleyball
nets, playgrounds. Fishing, dining, and summer evening
concerts on the pier. Amusement park with roller
coaster, Ferris wheel, antique carousel, and arcade.
Paid and street parking, bus stop, handicapped access,
year-round lifeguard, rest rooms, showers, bike and
skate rentals, food concessions
Temescal
Canyon Park
- 15900 Pacific Coast Highway at Temescal
Canyon Road, Pacific Palisades, CA 90272
Easy access to beach. Picnicking, playground. Street
parking, rest rooms
Venice
City Beach, Boardwalk, and Fishing Pier
- 1531 Ocean Front Walk (west of Pacific
Avenue), Venice, CA 90291 Easy access to
beautiful, sandy beach. Boardwalk has street performers,
Muscle Beach (bodybuilding, basketball, paddle tennis,
and shuffleboard). Bike and skate rentals, volleyball.
Paid and street parking, bus stop, rest rooms, showers,
food concessions
Will
Rogers State Beach
- 15100 Pacific Coast Highway at Temescal
Canyon Road, Pacific Palisades, CA 90272 Easy
access to three-mile long mostly sandy beach. Beginner
surfing, swimming, picnicking, surf fishing. Volleyball
nets, gym equipment, playground; families and young
singles. Paid and street parking, lifeguard, rest rooms
Many
of the beaches in Southern California are really spectacular.
Kids can spend all day without ever getting bored. Give a kid a
shovel and a bucket at the beach and you will see a spark of
engineering genius. Be prepared though - the water is cold!
Frankie and Annette never told you that real California surfers
wear wetsuits. If your kids want to try Boogie Boarding for the
first time, have them wear tee-shirts to avoid a sand-chafed
‘pink belly’.